Here are 2 more pages from the journals of Blanche Darnell. Both are from 1998. It’s a good example of her style. She loves markers. Sometimes she will cover an entire page with an illustration, and other times she will leave room for writing. I think she would write first, and fit drawings, or “penners” as she would call her marker pictures, into any available crevice. Very similar to her gardening style. Most of her art is about plants, as you might expect from such a prolific gardener.

Blanche’s writing is interesting as well. She records the price of milk, what time she got up in the morning, word games, what she was watching on tv, as well as spiritual inspirations & tips for growing plants. It’s a good example of balancing big and little thoughts to give a complete picture of someone’s life and times.